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A selectional theory of adjunct control
"A new theory on adjunct control from a leading linguistics researcher"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 026236610X
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- 1 online resource.
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Star power :ITER and the international quest for fusion energy
Translation of: l'?Energie de fusion."A book by an expert in the field about the promise and challenges of building fusion energy reactors and how the largest international fusion research collaboration is on the verge of doing it"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 0262367394
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American trip :set, setting, and the psychedelic experience in the Twentieth …
"Do drugs produce fixed, predictable effects or are their effects a product of society and culture? American Trip explores this question, presenting the most comprehensive description of mid-twentieth-century hallucinogenic drug research thus far. American Trip follows seven different mid-twentieth-century schools of psychedelic research including the military, the psychotherapeutic, the spirit…
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- 0262358956
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Signals and boundaries :building blocks for complex adaptive systems
Complex adaptive systems (cas), including ecosystems, governments, biological cells, and markets, are characterized by intricate hierarchical arrangements of boundaries and signals. In ecosystems, for example, niches act as semi-permeable boundaries, and smells and visual patterns serve as signals; governments have departmental hierarchies with memoranda acting as signals; and so it is with oth…
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- 0262305895
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- 1 online resource (viii, 308 pages) :illustrations
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Why nuclear disarmament matters
From the former UN head weapons inspector in Iraq, a plea for a renewed global disarmament movement.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262268738
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- 1 online resource (95 pages).
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Mechanical sound :technology, culture, and public problems of noise in the tw…
'Mechanical Sound' traces efforts to control unwanted sound - the noise of industry, city traffic, gramophones and radios, and aircraft - from the late 19th to the late 20th century. Karin Bijsterveld argues that a paradox of control has developed, in which only some forms of noise are regulated by experts and governments.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262268547
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- 1 online resource (xii, 350 pages) :illustrations.
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The analysis of feedback systems
"Parts of this monograph appeared in the author's doctoral dissertation entitled 'Nonlinear harmonic analysis' ... 1968."This monograph is an attempt to develop further and refine methods based on input -output descriptions for analyzing feedback systems. Contrary to previous work in this area, the treatment heavily emphasizes and exploits the causality of the operators involved. This brings th…
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- 0262257203
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- 1 online resource (xv, 188 pages) :illustrations.
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Adaptation in natural and artificial systems :an introductory analysis with a…
"A Bradford book."DSU Title III 2007-2012.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 1st MIT Press ed.
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- 0585038449
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) :illustrations.
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The minimum means of reprisal :China's search for security in the nuclear age
An analysis of China's nuclear and space capabilities, deployment strategies, and stance in arms control negotiations, and the implications for U.S. defense strategy.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262278300
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages) :illustrations.
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Rethinking homeostasis :allostatic regulation in physiology and pathophysiology
"A Bradford book."Homeostasis, a key concept in biology, refers to the tendency toward stability in the various bodily states that make up the internal environment. Examples include temperature regulation and oxygen consumption. The body's needs, however, do not remain constant. When an organism is under stress, the central nervous system works with the endocrine system to use resources to main…
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- 1 online resource (xvi, 296 pages) :illustrations.
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